@OhiBro In our out-of-state area we have several students who attend Kelley. They are all A students with high stats as they were direct admits to Kelley. Kelley has a much more stringent admissions criteria than Indiana University school of liberal arts/arts and sciences. When you ask these students what college they go to they say “Kelley school of business.” Their cars have Kelley Bumper stickers in the rear view windows. It’s like a status symbol to say Kelley. You would never know they go to Indiana University. Saying they go to Kelley recognizes their achievements as top students.
A lot of Universities have certain programs that outshine the reputation or rank of the University as a whole—take, for example, Syracuse Newhouse School of Communications, it is one of, if not the best communication schools in the country, with Alumni that read like Who’s Who in the television and news media fields, whereas the national rank of Syracuse U is in the top 50 to 60 range (USNewsWorldReport). This is an example of why you should look at the specific major or program within a university that you are applying to.